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Then made choice of Messrs Theophilus Cotton, Samuel Nicholas Nellson & Joseph Rider a Committee to supply the school at the North End of the Town with a suteable schoolmaster for the year Ensuing.
Then made choice of Messrs John Waterman & Stephen Samson to serve on the Grand Jury the Currant year.
And Jacob Johnson Junr, Joshua Battles, James Clark & Ebenezr Robbins to serve on the Petit Jury at the Next In- feriour Court of Common Pleas & Court of Generall Ses- sions of the peace to be holden at Plimouth on the second Tuesday of April Next.
John Kempton Junr & Silvanus Harlow two of the Con- stables chosen on this day came into town meeting & De- clared their Refusall to serve as Constables & Collectors. Then a vote Was Called to Know the Town's mind if they will choose a man to Prosecute sd John Kempton Junr & Silvanus Harlow for their Refusali as Constables & Col- lectors as abovesd, it Passed in the Affirmative, And accord- ingly made choice of Ephraim Spooner for that purpose.
Lemuel Drew who was allso chosen one of the Constables & Collectors for the Currant year, came into town meeting & Declared his Refusall to serve as Constable & Collector as
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abovesd & Refused to pay his fine. A vote was Called to know if the Town will choose a man to Prosecute sd Drew for his Refusall. It Passed in the Negative.
Then made choice George Atwood, to be Constable & Col- lector for ye 5th District.
Then the Act Respecting the Observation of the Lord's day was Read, after which the Town made choice of
Messrs Elijah Dunham, William Rider, Seth Harlow, Joseph Bartlett Jr., Stephen Doten wardens.
[253.] The Below mentioned Persons were chosen to serve in the respective offices following viz :
Messrs James Drew, Benjamin Churchill & Zacheus Churchill Guagers of Casks & Packers of Fish.
Messrs George Holmes, Ichabod Holmes & James Bart- lett Tythingmen.
Messrs Edward Winslow Junr Amaziah Harlow Levi Drew. William Barnes, Thomas Southworth Howland, Wil- liam Crombie, Josiah Johnson, Peter Shurtleff, Nathl Bart- lett Junr, Hogreeves.
Messrs William Rider & Thomas Spooner Sealers of Leather.
Messrs Silvanus Bartlett & John Russell Clerks of the Markit.
Messrs Zacheus Curtis, Nathaniel Barnes, Ichabod Shaw, Ezekiel Rider & William Warren, Fence Viewers & field Drivers.
Messrs George Watson & James Warren Esqrs, Elkanah Watson, John Torrey, Ichabod Holmes & Zacheus Bartlett Firewards.
Messrs David Turner Junr, John Kempton, Thomas Sa- vory, Joseph Treeble, Abial Shurtleff Surveyors of Lumber.
Messrs Amaziah Churchill, Thomas Jackson Junr, Jona- than Samson, Thomas Davie, Ichabod Holmes, Nathl Mor- ton Junr, Ebenezr Samson & James Doten cullers of Fish.
Messrs John May, James Drew & Benjamin Churchill Surveyors, Clapboard & Shingles & Viewers & Cullers of Staves & Hoops.
Messrs William Ellis, Thomas Clark & Samuel Donham Deer Reeves.
Messrs Amaziah Churchell, Lemuel Morton & Nathl Morton Junr to take care of Plimouth beach agreeable to the Law of the Province.
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[254.] Messrs John Torrey, Elkanah Watson & Thomas Davis chosen to Procure a Saxton.
Messrs John Watson, Daniel Diman, Jonathan Samson, Seth Morton, James Clark & Thomas Ellis surveyors of the highways.
Then this meeting was Adjourned to Tuesday the 21st day of March Currant at 2 o'clock P M.
At a Meeting of the Town of Plimouth Assembled & held in the Court House in Plimouth on Tuesday the 21st day of March A D 1769 by Adjournment from ye 13th Currant.
Voted to Conduct Respecting Alewives In the Severall streems in This Town as the last year Excepting this year made Choice of Messrs Thomas Jackson Junr Ichabod Shaw & William Crombie a Committe to take Care of the Town brook, Mr Seth Harlow Came into meeting & Desired the Town on account of his being Constable the last year, would Excuse him from Serving as a Warding the presant year. Voted that they would accordingly Excuse him. Then the Town made Choice of Samuel Battles as a Ward- ing but on account that he was Chosen Collector for the first Precinct in this Town the presant year, voated to Ex- cuse him from sd office.
Then made Choice of Mr Benjamin Churchell a Warden.
Then the petision of Mr. Thomas Davis was read, Re- questing the Town would sell him a peace of land below the rode over the new bridge betwwen his land & Mr Dimans land and so far Eastward as the Town brook or further. The Town after taking the said affair into Consideration Voted that Inasmuch as this Town hath only this & one other landing place at the Sea Side, it would be a Dammage to the Town to Dispose thereof. Therefore They Dis- missed the Petision.
Then the Petision of Mr Samuel Battles was Red, Requesting the town would hire him a peace of land on the traneing Green Sufficient to Sett a Small barn on, Voted to Choose a Committe of three persons to agree upon the most propper part of said Green for that purpose & to Estimate the Annual hire thereof They to Report to the Town at next May Meeting And accordingly made Choice of James Hovey Esqr Capt Elkanah Watson & Mr Thomas Jackson for that purpose.
Then Nathaniel Holmes, who was Chosen Constable on
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the 13th Currant Came into Meeting & Declared his Refusall to serve in said office, or pay the fine, a vote then Called to Know if the Town will Choose a man to Prosecute sd Holmes for his said Refusall, it Passed in the Negative.
[255.] John Kempton Junr George Atwood & Silvanus Harlow who were Chosen Constables & Collectors on ye 13th Currant came into meeting with Andrew Croswell & Desired the town would accept of said Croswell to serve as Collector in their room said Andrew Croswell at the same time declaring his willingness to Serve in sd office for sd three men, the town voted to accept said Croswell accord- ingly at the same time the oath of Collector was Adminis- tered to sd Andrew Croswell & the oath of a Constable to sd John Kempton & George Atwood all by James Hovey Esqr.
Then voted that the Town Treasurer be directed at the Experation of two months for this day to Issue his Execu- tions against all those Constables that shall then be Indebted to the town for moneys they have been orderd to Collect on & before the year 1766. Allso voted that the sd Treasurer at the Experation of two months prosecute all those persons that shall then owe the Town Interest money & Allso within sd term of two months sd Treasurer is Directed to Geet Good Securities for all moneys Due to the town on obliga- tions that seem to be in Dainger of being lost & all such persons as will not Secure the Town to the Satisfaction of the treasurer with sd term he is Directed to put sd Obliga- tion in Sute.
Then voted to Choose a Committe of three persons to Examine into the Circumstances of the Land owned by Mr Elkanah Watson at the Waterside & find out whether he hath paid for more than he Possesses & accordingly made Choice of Thomas Foster Esqr Mr Thomas Jackson & Mr Nathl Morton Junr for that purpose, they to Report at the next Town Meeting.
Then the Request of Mr David Turner & Benjamin War- ren was read Desiring the town would Give them leave to Errect a fence on the top of the bank above their house & from thence down to sd house, voted to Grant sd Request & made Choice Mr Thomas Jackson James Hovey Esqr & George Watson Esqr a Committe to Direct how sd fence shall stand.
Then a vote was Called to know if the town will Choose
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a Committe to take the whole affair Respecting the Rode to the Northward of the Lower bridge Including the building yard lately Improved by Mr John Kempton into Considera- tion & to report what they think best for the town to do in the whole of said affair, it Passed in the Affirmative & accordingly made Choice of James Hovey Esqr Mr Sil- vanus Bartlett Mr Stephen Sampson Mr Ichabod Holmes & Mr James Drew for that purpose if Possable they to Report at next May meeting.
Then made Choice of Mr John Shearman Constable, for reason the town Voted to Excuse him from said office.
Then made Choice of Robert Finney Constable for ye 2nd district in Town.
Then this Meeting was Adjurned to Fryday ye 24th August at 3 of the Clock P M.
[256.] At a meeting of the Town of Plimouth Assembled & held in the Court house in Plimouth March ye 24th A D 1769 by Adjournment from the 21st Currant.
Robert Finney who was Chosen Constable & Ichabod Shaw who was Chosen fence viewer & field Driver had the oath by Law appointed to be administered Respectively by James Hovey in Town Meeting.
Vote was Called to know if the Town would Excuse Ichabod Shaw from being of the Committe to take Care of the herring brook it Passed in the affirmative & Then made Choice of Amos Donham as one of the Committe to take Care of the herring brook in Town. Allso Added to the other three Committemen to take Care of the Said Town Brook Respecting the Alewives Agreeable to the Law of the Province.
Messrs Jeremiah Howes & Zacheus Curtis
At sd meeting Benjamin Churchell & Joseph Bartlett Junr Wardens had the oath by Law Appointed Administered to them by Thomas Foster Esqr & Levi Drew was Allso by sd Esqr Foster Sworn as a hogreeve.
At a Meeting of the Town of Plimouth Regularly Assembled & held in the Court house in sd Town on the 28th April 1769-
Messrs Eleazer Stephens Gideon White Capt Nathan Dellano Samuel Bartlett Junr Ebenezr Samson & Samuel Pearce Chosen to Serve on the Petit Jury at the next Superiour Court of Judicature &c to be holden at Plimouth on the 3rd Tuesday of May Next.
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& Messrs Jonathan Diman Ichabod Shaw & Thomas Jackson Junr were Chosen to Serve on the Grand Jury at sd Court.
At sd Meeting Capt Isaac Doten was Chosen to Serve on the sd Grand Jury but by Reason he being bound to sea as he Declared in meeting he was Excused & Mr Thomas Jackson Junr was Chosen in his Stead as abovesd.
At a Meeting of the Town of Plimouth Regularly Assembled & held in the Court house in Plimouth on Monday May 22nd 1769, James Warren Esqr was Chosen Represen- tative for the year Ensuing at the Great & Generall Court to be held & Kept at Boston for his Majestys Service.
sd James Warren being in Meeting for Reason viz his be- ing unable to attend sd business Constantly Desired the Town would Excuse him from Service as Representative the present year. Then a vote was Called to Know if the Town would accordingly Excuse him from Serving as Represen- tative as Abovesd, it Passed in the Negative Unanimously.
Then made Choice of James Warren Esqr as Moderator the presant meeting and the oath by Law appointed was accordingly Administered to him by John Cotton Esqr.
Silvanus Harlow Came into Meeting with Mr John Kempton & Desired the town would accept sd Kempton as Constable in his Room sd Kempton at the same time mani- fested his Willingness to Serve in sd office & accordingly was Sworn by Thomas Mayhew Esqr in Town meeting.
[257.] At sd Meeting the Town voted that the Severall Committes who were Chosen by the Town at their meeting in March last for the Severall purposes as then Expressed, viz a Committe To View & Estimate the Annual hire a peace of land Requested by Samuel Battles to build a barn on the traning Green.
A Committe to Enquire into the Circumstances of the land owned by Capt Elkanah Watson at the Waterside.
A Committe to take into Consideration the rode from the new bridge to the Northward Including the building yard.
& A Committee to Regulate the Schools at the Ends of the Town all of which sd Committe was to have reported to the Town at this meeting They not haveing Reported as proposed are Directed to report at the next Town Meeting.
Know all men by these Presents That I Thomas Spooner of Plimouth in the County of Plimouth Corderaaner, am
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bound & stand justly obliged unto John Bartlett of Plimouth in the County of Plimouth as aforesd Shoresman in the full & Just Sum of Sixty pounds Lawfull money of New Eng- land, to be paid unto the sd John Bartlett his Executors, Administrators or Assigns, to the payment whereof I bind myself my heirs, Executors & Administrators firmly by these presents, as wittness my hand & Seal this twenty sixth day of March Anno Domini 1725.
*The Condition of this presant obligation is such that whereas the sd Thomas Spooner hath this day taken a Deed of Sail of a Dwelling house & Land in Plimouth aforesd of the abovesd John Bartlett & whereas the sd John Bartlett is bound to Keep & mentain a Good foot bridge at the foot of the land & allso a Drean for the town Spring that may pre- vent it flowing & Allso to Keep &mentain a Good wall on the Northerly side of said land to Secure the way abovesd land Good & Convenient
Now if the said Thomas Spooner his Heirs Executors & Administrators Shall & do Keep the sd foot bridge with the stones that are allready there or with what else he may pro- vide Good & Passable as I am obliged & Allso Drean the spring as I am obliged & Keep up & Repair the wall on the Northerly side of sd Land where it now is & as high as it now is so that I the sd John Bartlett may not be Damnifyd thereby nor my heirs Executors or Administrators for Ever that then the Above written obligation shall be void and of none effect otherwise to remain in full force strength & vir- tue.
Thomas Spooner seal Signd Seald & Delivered In Presents of us Thomas Branch Francis Adams
[258.] At a Meeting of the Town of Plimouth Regu- larly Assembled and held in the Court house in Plimouth, on Monday June 26th 1769-Messrs Samuel Shearman & Thomas Wethrell were Chosen to Serve on the Petit Jury at the Next Inferiour Court to be holden at Plimouth on the first Tuesday July Next.
At a Meeting of the Town of Plimouth Regularly Assembled & held in the Court house in Plimouth on Wed- nesday ye 30th day of August Anno Domini 1769.
* The land of Thomas Spooner here referred to is the gore bounded by Spring Hill, Summer Street and Mill Lane.
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James Warren Esqr Chosen Moderator & Sworn as the law Directs.
Then voted to raise the Sum of two hundred & thirty pound Lawfull money to be assessed on the poles & Estate in this town for Defraying the Charges of the presant year. agreeable to the below Estemate viz.
Town Schoolmasters Sallery I year
56
I3
4d
Schoolmaster at Manument ponds 8, o, at Eell River 8£
I6
0
0
Ditto at Wellingsley fio, o, at ye No End ye town £6
16
0
0
Saxtons Wages I year
8
O 0
Mentainance of Capt Waite & wife about 5-4 a week say
14
O
0
bording the Widdow Donham at 2-8d
7
0
O
Jean Allen's house rent wood &c
4
IO
0
Widdo Shurtleffs House rent wood &c 1
4
0
8
Other Disbursements from the Selectmen to ye poor
20
O
O
Assessors Wages about
6
0
0
Treasurer's Commissions about
6
0
0
Collectors Commissions about
32
O
0
Repairing Eellriver bridge
4
O
0
Deficiency by Reason of Abatements about
26
0
0
for Repairing the Almshouse
9
IO
0
230 0 0
Then made Choice of Deacn John Torrey Thomas Foster Esqr & George Watson Esqr a Committe to Repair the Almeshouse they to lay out in Repairing it About the Sum of nine pounds ten shellings as abovesd.
Then the Petition of Mr Ebenezer Donham was red Requesting the town that inasmuch as he has taken two peaces of Land of Josiah Churchell both for his own & some other persons rates which he undertook to pay for the year 1764 amounting to 10-13-4d which was the best he Could do the town would take a Deed of ye Said two peaces of land & Direct the Treasurer to Discharge him of that sum of 10-13-4d or otherwise advise & assist him in the affair as they shall think propper after discorseing on the Subject a Considerable time a vote was Called to know if the town will Dismiss sd Petition. It Passed in the Affirmative.
Then voted that the Committe who were Chosen the 21st of March last to Examin into the Circumstances of the land owned by Mr Elkanah Watson at the Waterside they not haveing reported as was proposed at This meeting are Desired to Report at the next town meeting.
[259.] At Said Meeting the Petition of Mr Ichabod
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Shaw was red Requestg the town to Exchange with him the land whereon his Blacksmiths Shop now Stands being about thirty feet Squair for the Same Quantity of land at the Easterly End of said Shop & that the town would Grant him fourteen feet of land in length at the West End of said Shop Allso liberty to Dig a Well on the land to the westward of said fourteen feet to be for the Common Use of the town. Then a vote was Called to Know the towns mind if they will Exchange sd thirty feet of Land with sd Shaw it Passed in the affirmative.
Then a Vote was Called to Know if the town will Grant sd Shaw Said fourteen of land & liberty to Digg a well as mentioned if it don't Interfere with the Rode. It Passed in the affirmative as below. And then made Choice of Capt Elkanah Watson Thomas Mayhew Esqr & Deacn John Torrey a Committe to Lay out sd 14 feet of land & Estimate the value thereof & to Give a Deed of said 30 feet of land proposed to be Exchanged as abovesd & Allso a Deed of said 14 feet of land if said Shaw pay the Town the Sum of money they ye said Committee Shall Value sd 14 feet of land at.
Then the Petition of Mr Jonathan Churchell was red Requesting the town to abate Thomas Faunces rates for the year 1764 which the sd Churchell became obliged by Promis to pay to Ebenezer Donham then Constable & Collector & which sd Faunce as sd Churchell says Cannot pay himself. After Discorseing on The Subject a Vote was Called to Know the towns mind if they will Dismiss sd Petition it Passed in the affirmative.
Then voted that all those Committes that have been Chosen in times past to act upon Certain businesses Respect- ing the Town & was to have made Report to this meeting are Desired to made report at the next Town meeting.
At a meeting of the town of Plimouth assembled & held in the Court house in Plimouth on Monday ye 25th Septmbr Anno Domini 1769.
Jonathan Bartlett Cornelius Morrey James Thomas & Thomas Morton were Chosen to Serve on the Petit Jury for tryalls at the next Court of Generall Sessions of the peace & Inferiour Court of Common Pleas to be holden at Plim- outh within & for the County of Plimo on the first tuesday of Octobr next.
Then James Warren Esqr was Chosen Moderator for Reason he gave he was Excused.
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Then made Choice of Deacn John Torrey Moderator.
Then the Petition of Doctr William Thomas & 27 others Requesting the Continuance of Mr. John Barrows in the town School another year as Mentioned in the Warrant was red after Discorseing on the Subject A vote was Called to Know if the town will Choose a Committe to wate on Mr Alexander Skammell (whom the Committe for Supplying the Grammer School
[260.] This presant year have agreed with to Keep said School for one year) and Enquire of him if he will Relin- quish his Bargen that he hath made with said Committe & on what terms it passed in the Affirmative & then made Choice of Doctr William Thomas Mr Thomas Davis & Thomas Foster Esqr a Committe for that purpose they to report to the town at the time this meeting may be Adjourned to.
Then voted that the Assessors in making the taxes the presant year hereby are directed not to make the Surplusage Exceed fifteen pounds.
Then this meeting was Adjourned to Monday the 2nd day of October next to three of the Clock in the afternoon. At a meeting of the town of Plimouth on Monday Octr 2nd by Adjournment from ye 25th Sept 1769.
The Committe Appointed to wait on Mr Alexander Skammill as Entred the 25th past viz Thomas Foster Esqr in the name of said Committe Red the Conferance the sd Committe had with Mr. Skammill the paper Containing it not being Dilivered in to the town prevented its being Re- corded.
Then the letter sent by Mr. Alexander *Skammill to sd Committe as his Answer to the towns Request made to him by said Committee was red which is in the words following. To the Committe of Plimouth.
Gentlemen.
* Alexander Scammell was born in Mendon, Mass., March 24, 1747, and graduated at Harvard in 1769. He was a son of Dr. Samuel Leslie Scammell, who came to Boston from England in 1738 and set- tled in Mendon, where he practised until his death in 1753. After leaving Plymouth he was a surveyor in Portsmouth, N. H. He
studied law with Gen. James Sullivan, was afterwards on his staff, and after serving as Colonel of the Third New Hampshire Regiment became Adjutant General of the Army. He was wounded at Yorktown, Sep- tember 30, 1781, and died while a prisoner in Williamsburg, Virginia, on the sixth of the following month.
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Since by my Engagements with your School Committe I am Deprived of my presant business I shall not Relinquish them without the Consideration of 4 £ L M which being made to me between this time & next tuesday night, I will Give up the writting I Received from the School Committe at the Reception of the money, otherways I Shall Expect that they will make their Engagements Good.
Yours &c Alexander Skammill Kingston Septembr ye 29th 1769.
Then a vote was Called to Know if the town will Dismiss the Petition of Doctr Wm. Thomas & 27 others Respecting the Continuance of Mr John Barrows in the town School as Entred Septembr 25th it Passed in the Negative.
Then a vote was Called to Know if the town will Con- tinue Mr John Barrows in the town School, notwithstanding the School Committe have agreed with Mr. Alexander Skammill to Keep sd School. It Passed in the Negative.
[261.] At a Town Meeting assembled & held in the Court house in Plimouth, Novembr 23rd Anno: Domini 1769.
Messrs Lemuel Bartlett Cornelus Holmes Junr John Cornish & Solomon Bartlett were Chosen to Serve on the Petit Jury for Tryalls, at the next Court of Generall Sessions of the peace & Inferiour Court of Common pleas to be holden at Plimouth on the Second tuesday of December next.
At a Meeting of the town of Plimouth Assembled & held in the Court house in Plimouth on Monday the 5th day March A D 1770.
James Warren Esqr Chosen Moderator & sworn pr Thomas Foster Esqr Respecting The Neighboring Govern- ments money.
Then voted that this meeting on account of the weather is Stormey be Adjourned to thirdsday the 8th day of March Instant to ten of the Clock A M.
At a Meeting of the Town of Plimouth Assembled & held in the Court house in Plimouth on thirdsday the 8th day of March A D 1770 by Adjournment from the 5th Currant as abovesd Ephraim Spooner Chosen town Clerk & sworn by Thomas Foster Esqr.
James Warren Esqr Mr John Blackmer Deacn John Torrey Capt Elkanah Watson & Ephraim Spooner Chosen
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Selectmen the oath respecting other Governments money was administered to them by Edward Winslow Esqr.
Deacn John Torrey John Cotton Esqr & Mr John Black- mer Chosen Assessors & Sworn by Edward Winslow Esqr.
John Cotton Esqr Chosen Town Treasurer & sworn by Thomas Foster Esqr.
Then the votes for a County Treasurer were brought in & Sealed up in Town Meeting by Mr. Seth Holmes Constable & Ddd to him.
Then voted to have as many Schools Kept in the town & in the same manner as the last year.
Then made Choice of Deacn John Torrey James Warren Esqr & Capt Elkanah Watson a Committee to Supply the Grammar School with a Suteable Schoolmaster.
Messrs Zacheus Bartlett John Blackmer & Joseph Sylves- ter Chosen a Committe to Supply the School at Manument ponds with a Suteable Schoolmaster.
Messrs Ezekiel Morton Joseph Warren & John Finney Chosen a Committe to Supply the School at Eellriver with a Suteable Schoolmaster
Messrs Joseph Bartlett Ichabod Holmes & Amaziah Churchell Chosen a Committe to Supply the School at Willingsley with a Suteable Schoolmaster.
Messrs Lemuel Jackson Ebenezer Nellson & Silas Morton Chosen a Committe to Supply the School at the North End of the town with a Suteable Schoolmaster
[262.] At said Meeting Messrs John Waterman & John Harlow Junr Chosen to Serve on the Grand Jury for the year Ensuing.
And Robert Hose John Cobb Lemuel Jackson & Benjamin Warren Chosen to Serve on the Petit Jury at the next Inferiour Court &c to be holden at Plimouth on the Second tuesday of April next.
Then the meeting was Adjourned to half an hour past 2 a Clock P M.
At the meeting of the Town of Plimouth at half an hour past 2 a Clock P M The Act Respecting the Observation of the Sabath & the Choice & Duty of Wardens was read & then made Choice of Messrs Job Cobb John Bartlett 3rd Silvanus Harlow & Ezekiel Rider Wardens
Then made Choice of James Drew Benjamin Churchell & Zacheus Churchell Guagers of Cask & packers of Fish.
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Then a vote was called to know if the Town will Choose as many Constables (they to be Collectors ) & on the same Conditions as the last year, it Passed in the Affirmative.
Then Voted that no Collector should have the Premium allowd but those that Give Good Security to the town Treasurer to Save the Town harmless.
Then Voted that the Assessors Shall Give out a Seperate llst of Tax bills to Each Collector according to their particular district.
Then voted that the highest in vote in Each district, be the person Chosen. And then made Choice of the following persons for Constables & Collectors viz-
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